Boys' name · since 1917
Runar
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 7 babies named Runar, peaking in 1917. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #36,814 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 7
- born since 1917
- 1910s
- peak decade
Runar is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 7 have been recorded since 1917.
Runar has 7 recorded births among boys since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1917.
- #36,814 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 7 born since 1917
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Runar ranks #36,814 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 7 born since 1917, peaking in the 1910s.
- #36,814 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 7
- born since 1917
- 1910s
- peak decade
Runar's 7 recorded births place it above 18.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Runar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1917
- Peak year (1917)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
Runar by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (7 births, 100% of the file).
1910s was Runar's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Runar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 7 births (100% of all-time use).
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Runar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~0 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1917–1917 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Runar draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.